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 - Development of a code for imaging enabled to exploit heterogeneous HPC resource.
 
-- This revamp deals with the restructure of the entire LOFAR code for the easier incorporation of NUMA awarness library which makes effective usage of the underlying heterogeneous architecture along with energy efficiency to make it more sustainable in the future.
+- This revamp deals with the restructure of the entire LOFAR code for the easier incorporation of the NUMA awareness library which makes effective usage of the underlying heterogeneous architecture along with energy efficiency to make it more sustainable in the future.